We are sorry to report that Canadian freeskier, JP Auclair, and Swedish skier, Andres Fransson, have been killed in an avalanche in Patagonia. The two skiers were reported missing Monday, September 29th, and their bodies were found lifeless on Tuesday.

JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson lived life to the fullest, pictured on their last expedition to Chile. Photo: Daniel Ronnback @danielronnback

Their bodies were spotted by a Swedish hiker on Mount San Lorenzo, the border region between Chile and Argentina in South America.

The avalanche was reported at Mount San Lorenzo, a border region between Patagonian Chile and Argentina. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The two professional skiers had last posted on social media about how excited they were for the Patagonian adventure.

“Road trip down south with a great crew. Back at it with @andreasfransson99 @bjarnesalen and @danielronnback for #apogeeskiing and very much looking forward to the days ahead,” JP Auclair last posted. He was 37-years-old.